"The Real Food Cookbook"

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Jun 16, 2014 at 10:00 AM PDT

The Real Food Cookbook: Traditional Dishes for Modern Cooks, by Nina Planck, takes 150 classic dishes, from starters, soups, and salads to the center of the plate, to sweets and the cheese course, and makes them anew, transforming them with Nina’s signature approach: using fresh herbs, good butter, seasonal fruits and vegetables, grass-fed and pastured meats, and whole grains. With essays and tips throughout, sharing Nina's own real-food lifestyle, The Real Food Cookbook will provide inspiration for any omnivorous cook or eater. Find recipes for every occasion: a cheese plate with drinks, a family Seder, Easter egg salads, a summer barbeque.Learn how Nina stocks her pantry and where she buys real food.Whether you’re preparing the meals or simply eating them, everyone will enjoy the stories, feast on one hundred gorgeous full-color photographs, and beg the family cook to make the meals Nina loves.

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You can meet Nina today at the Hollywood Fred Meyer for a free cheese tasting and book event from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. Or at her book signing event at Powell's located at 1005 W Burnside in Portland at 7:30 tonight.